Essay On The Chocolate War

I am the librarian of the school, and I see your worries with the context of The Chocolate War. With all due respect, Mr. or Mrs. X, I think offering this book at the library as a reading choice is a better decision than taking it off the school library shelf. If I had not mistaken your letter, you have are three main concerns with the novel, too sexual, disrespectful to Catholic priests, and negative minded influences that the novel brings to the readers. According to our school’s mission statement, “ Gould Academy prepares academically motivated students for college and helps them to become independent-minded, ethical citizens who will lead lives of purpose, action, excellence, and compassion in a dynamic world.” We hope to help our students become success both in and outside of classrooms. There is lots of way to accomplish our mission, and for myself, I think one way to do this is to read. The Chocolate War is a novel about young adults, which can also refer to students at Gould Academy. It is also one of my intention to let the students have the
Masturbation should not be consider as a wrong thing to do. It is natural and with a healthy mind, there is no purpose of thinking it to be sinful. At Gould we also provide sex educations to students in order to expose them to sex related issue in a healthy and positive way.

The second concern is the portrayal of Catholic priests is offensive. It is true that the priests in the novel is being characterized as an evil person. But the story of how Jerry fights against the evil deeds of other characters are more meaningful than the occupations of the characters. Jerry’s action to stands up against something that is not right and against his own will is a what students should learn. One of our mission is to help students become independent-minded, and isn’t Jerry’s action representing the traits of an independent-minded